What is another word for iron hand?

Pronunciation: [ˈa͡ɪ͡ən hˈand] (IPA)

"Iron hand" is a phrase used to denote the strength and control of an individual to exert authority or command. Synonyms for this phrase include "firm grip," "strong hold," "tight reins," "strict control," "powerful influence," and "domineering force." Other related phrases or words that signify a similar meaning include "commanding presence," "ruling hand," "firm hand," "dictatorial power," "authoritarian leadership," and "unyielding force." These synonyms are often used to describe leaders, bosses, or individuals who are in a position of power, and convey the idea of being unwavering, unrelenting, and uncompromising.

Famous quotes with Iron hand

  • Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.
    Abu Bakar Bashir
  • For ten years Caesar ruled with an iron hand. Then with a wooden foot, and finally with a piece of string.
    Spike Milligan
  • For ten years Caesar ruled with an iron hand. Then with a wooden foot, and finally with a piece of string.
    Spike Milligan
  • An iron hand has stilled the throats That throbbed with loud and rhythmic glee
    Joyce Kilmer
  • For Hitler first hatred was not Communism, but Austria-Hungry. . . And he loathed it for what? For its tolerance! He wanted eighty million Germans to rule with an iron hand an empire of eighty million ‘inferiors’—Czechs, Slovaks, Magyars, Jews, Serbs, Poles and Croats.
    Dorothy Thompson

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